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Photographer Detained After Filming Taliban Execution of Two Women in Afghanistan
Fox News ^ | 7/19/2008 | Ahmad Shuja

Posted on 07/19/2008 11:11:15 AM PDT by tobyhill

The Afghan journalist who filmed and photographed the July 12 execution of two women by the Taliban says he was detained and held for two days by authorities in Afghanistan for suspected ties to terrorists.

The footage and photographs of the executions were distributed by the Associated Press and widely circulated on the Internet, giving rise to suspicions that the photographer, Rahmatullah Naikzad, was connected with the Taliban.

In an exclusive telephone interview, Naikzad told FOXNews.com that he turned himself in to Afghan authorities early this week and was held in custody and investigated for 48 hours. He said officials "asked me why I went to the Taliban at night — how come they didn't harm me."

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 4thestate5thcolumn; afghanistan; enemedia; mediawar; muslimwomen; taliban

1 posted on 07/19/2008 11:11:15 AM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

He should suffer the same fate at those two women. As far as I am concerned, he and the rest of the ‘humans’ that pander this horror are nothing but ghouls and deserve to die, plain and simple.


2 posted on 07/19/2008 11:15:08 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

This journalist terrorist story makes no sense. If the US and Afghanistan are going to keep letting these terrorist play games with them then we’re in for a longer ride.


3 posted on 07/19/2008 11:17:16 AM PDT by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: tobyhill

It not only doesn’t make sense, it doesn’t conform to any acceptable form of decency. Journalism has become an ugly profession - you can be this ‘photo journalist’ had his tagline on the photos.......he was there for the scoop and I’ll wager he was so distraught at the killings he could hardly snap the shutter 50 or so times.


4 posted on 07/19/2008 11:20:00 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer
This guy is as Taliban as they come. He's always there to get the Taliban Propaganda. I think Afghan troops should put a bullet to his head and watch the Taliban Propaganda fade somewhat.
5 posted on 07/19/2008 11:25:06 AM PDT by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: Gaffer

This is why the media in America is very afraid to see the government tapping phonecalls between the US and known terrorists overseas. The media has embedded reporters with the enemy. Time Magazine had one from Australia who was with the enemy Iraqi troops when Saddam was captured.

The media has chosen sides in this war and it is with the enemy. The media absolutely refuses to run any Pentagon press releases (remember the WaPoo reporter who huffed that she wasn’t going to run our propaganda) yet they routinely run forged fauxtography from Al Reutuers, AssPress, and others without question.

The keyword mediawar is key. Plenty of examples.


6 posted on 07/19/2008 11:51:52 AM PDT by weegee (Obama loves America like Bill loves Hillary.)
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To: weegee

MSM...the friends of my enemy are my enemy too!


7 posted on 07/19/2008 12:05:58 PM PDT by Devilinbaggypants (Spread the word...stop the madness...drill now...expand refining capacity and screw the sheet heads!)
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To: tobyhill
I had just read this on Fox's site, and one of the major BS statements this member of the enemedia makes is that he was able to shoot a film by placing the camera on his motorcycle's seat.

Besides the fact that the film catches the murder from different angles, and that there is a motorcycle in plain sight on the other side of the victims, motorcycles do not stay vertical when their kick stand is down, so the camera would either roll off or take a picture of the sand or stars.

I doubt he had a centerstand, which would be useless in that terrain anyway.

IMO, he IS Taliban, and he, along with the AP should be investigated/prosecuted under Afghan law.

They'd be wishing they were in Gitmo then.

8 posted on 07/19/2008 12:33:34 PM PDT by 4woodenboats (DefendOurMarines.org Defend Our Troops.org Free Evan Vela)
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To: 4woodenboats

I believe this same “reporter” has published pictures of our troops as well - which means he is gathering intelligence on movements and tactics - most likely passing them on to his taliban buddies.

Kill him.


9 posted on 07/19/2008 2:02:50 PM PDT by Pete98 (After his defeat by the Son of God, Satan changed his name to Allah and started over.)
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To: tobyhill

Ship his butt to Gitmo.


10 posted on 07/19/2008 2:48:33 PM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: Pete98

Outstanding tagline!


11 posted on 07/19/2008 7:36:20 PM PDT by 4woodenboats (DefendOurMarines.org Defend Our Troops.org Free Evan Vela)
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To: tobyhill

About the youtube link to the execution video on the Fox link—youtube already pulled the video.


12 posted on 07/20/2008 5:14:05 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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